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Vangueria cinerascens

Vangueria cinerascens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from Tanzania to South Tropical Africa. The epithet is a Latin adjective (classical Latin cinerescens, from verb cinerescere, to turn into ashes) meaning ash-coloured, referring to the indumentum on the leaves.

Taxonomy

There are 5 varieties:

  • V. cinerascens var. cinerascens
  • V. cinerascens var. inaequalis <small>(Robyns) Lantz</small>
  • V. cinerascens var. laeta <small>(Robyns) Lantz</small>
  • V. cinerascens var. laevior <small>(K.Schum.) Lantz</small>
  • V. cinerascens var. richardsiae <small>(Robyns) Lantz</small>

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